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Hôtel Ivoire
Village Ivoire is a hospitality and entertainment district located on the banks of the Ébrié Lagoon, in the Cocody commune of Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. Its original building and centerpiece is Hôtel Ivoire, a luxury hotel. A prestige project for the young independent nation of Côte d'Ivoire, the district earned international notice for its lavish amenities, among them a now-closed artificial ice rink which was considered the first of its kind in the West African region. Shortly after its completion, a New York Times article called the Ivoire "sui generis, perhaps Africa's most dazzling hotel". Hôtel Ivoire History During a 1960 visit to eastern neighbor Liberia, Félix Houphouët-Boigny, president of Côte d'Ivoire and mayor of Abidjan, was impressed with his accommodations at Monrovia's Ducor Palace Hotel. He hired Israeli Moshe Mayer, the developer of that establishment, to create a new one that would upstage it, and compete with the world's best. Like the Ducor, the Ivoi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abidjan
Abidjan ( , ; N'Ko script, N’ko: ߊߓߌߖߊ߲߬) is the economic capital of the Ivory Coast. As of the Demographics of Ivory Coast, 2021 census, Abidjan's population was 6.3 million, which is 21.5 percent of overall population of the country, making it the sixth most populous city proper in Africa, after Lagos, Cairo, Kinshasa, Dar es Salaam, and Johannesburg. A cultural crossroads of West Africa, Abidjan is characterised by a high level of industrialisation and urbanisation. It also is one of the most populous French-speaking cities in Africa. The city expanded quickly after the construction of a new wharf in 1931, followed by its designation as the capital city of the then-French colony in 1933. The completion of the Vridi Canal in 1951 enabled Abidjan to become an important sea port. Abidjan remained the capital of the Ivory Coast after its independence from France in 1960. In 1983, the city of Yamoussoukro was designated as the official political capital of Ivory Coast. Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
InterContinental
Intercontinental is an adjective to describe something which relates to more than one continent. Intercontinental may also refer to: * Intercontinental ballistic missile, a long-range guided ballistic missile * InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), a British multinational hospitality company ** InterContinental, InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, a hotel brand and subsidiary of IHG ** InterContinental Manila, a former InterContinental Hotel in the Philippines * Intercontinental Cup (other), various sports competitions * WWE Intercontinental Championship, an American-owned professional wrestling championship * IWGP Intercontinental Championship, a Japanese-owned professional wrestling championship * Intercontinental (horse) (born 2000), thoroughbred racehorse * Intercontinental (album), ''Intercontinental'' (album), a 1970 album by Joe Pass See also *Pluricontinentalism *Transcontinental (other) *International (other) *Multinational (disambigua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Accor
Accor S.A. is a French multinational hospitality company that owns, manages and franchises hotels, resorts and vacation properties. It is the largest hospitality company in Europe, and the sixth largest hospitality company worldwide. Accor operates in 5,300 locations in over 110 countries. Its total capacity is approximately 777,714 rooms. It owns and operates brands in many segments of hospitality: Luxury ( Raffles, Fairmont, Sofitel), premium (MGallery, Pullman, Swissôtel), midscale (Novotel, Mercure, Adagio), and economy (ibis, hotelF1). Accor also owns companies specialized in digital hospitality and event organization, such as onefinestay, D-Edge, ResDiary, John Paul, Potel & Chabot and Wojo. The company is headquartered in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France, and is a constituent of the CAC Next 20 index in the Paris stock exchange. History From Novotel to Accor In 1967, Paul Dubrule and Gérard Pélisson founded the hospitality group Société d'investissement et d'exp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Monetary Fund
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is a major financial agency of the United Nations, and an international financial institution, headquartered in Washington, D.C., consisting of 190 countries. Its stated mission is "working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world." Formed in 1944, started on 27 December 1945, at the Bretton Woods Conference primarily by the ideas of Harry Dexter White and John Maynard Keynes, it came into formal existence in 1945 with 29 member countries and the goal of reconstructing the international monetary system. It now plays a central role in the management of balance of payments difficulties and international financial crises. Countries contribute funds to a pool through a quota system from which countries experiencing balance of payments problems can borrow money. , the fund had XDR 477 billion (a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Fakhoury
Pierre Fakhoury (born 1943 in Dabou, Côte d'Ivoire) is a Lebanese/ Ivorian architect. He graduated at the School of Architecture at Tournai, Belgium. His notable work includes the Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire. Since 1983, Fakhoury has been involved in the relocation of the capital of Côte d'Ivoire from Abidjan to Yamoussoukro. His daughter, Cécile Fakhoury, is a gallery owner who opened three locations for her eponymous gallery in Abidjan, Dakar, and Paris. External linksPierre Fakhouryin ''Jeune Afrique ''Jeune Afrique'' (English: ''Young Africa'') is a French-language pan-African weekly news magazine, founded in 1960 in Tunis and subsequently published in Paris. It is the most widely read pan-African magazine. It is also a book publisher, unde ...'' References Ivorian architects Ivorian people of Lebanese descent Ivorian sculptors Living people Lebanese architects Lebanese sculptors 1943 births {{Lebanon-architect-stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lebanese People In Ivory Coast
There is a large population of Lebanese people in Côte d'Ivoire, whose numbers are variously estimated in the tens or hundreds of thousands. They are the largest Lebanese diaspora community in West Africa. An estimated 1% of all people living in the Ivory Coast are from Lebanon. 90% of the Lebanese community in Ivory Coast lives in Abidjan, where they represent over 7% of the total population. Migration history There have been two major waves of migration from Lebanon to Côte d'Ivoire; the two groups, the ''durables'' (established families) and the ''nouveaux'' (newcomers), form separate communities. Though Lebanese migration to other countries of West Africa began as early as the 1890s, the colonial economy in Côte d'Ivoire did not develop until after World War I, and as such, no Lebanese community formed there until the 1920s. The journey took several weeks; migrants went by donkey from their home villages in southern Lebanon to Beirut, and from there took a ship to Marseill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Israeli Intelligence Community
The Israeli Intelligence Community is made up of Aman (military intelligence), Mossad (overseas intelligence) and Shabak (internal security). Current agencies * Military Intelligence Directorate (Aman): the supreme military-intelligence branch of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) :* Intelligence Corps: the main intelligence-collection and -analysis body of the IDF General Staff; also includes the Israeli signals-intelligence agency known as Unit 8200 :* Information Security Department: the main information-security and counterintelligence unit of Aman :* Research Department: the main all-source intelligence-assessment unit of Aman :* Air Intelligence Directorate: the intelligence unit of the Israeli Air Force :* Naval Intelligence Division: the intelligence unit of the Israeli Navy :*Combat Intelligence Collection Corps: the intelligence unit of Israeli Ground Forces :*Sayeret Matkal (סיירת מטכ"ל): the IDF's premier special-forces unit, directly subordinate to Aman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
African People's Party – Côte D'Ivoire
The African People's Party – Côte d'Ivoire (french: Parti des peuples africains – Côte d'Ivoire; PPA–CI) is an Ivorian political party founded in 2021 in the wake of the return to Côte d'Ivoire of former President Laurent Gbagbo, who preferred creating this new formation rather than trying to retake the position of head of the party which he had created in 1982 with his wife Simone Gbagbo Simone Ehivet Gbagbo (born 20 June 1949), National Assembly website (2007 archive page) . is an Ivorian politician. She is the President of the Parliamentary Group of the Ivorian Popular Front (FPI) and is a Vice-President of the FPI. As the wif ..., the Ivorian Popular Front (FPI). Organizational chart On October 25, 2021, a “Strategic and Political Council” was created, the members of which are: # Assoa Adou, president # Sébastien Djédjé Dano, 1st vice-president # Justin Koné Katinan, 2nd vice-president and party spokesperson # Emmanuel Auguste Ackah, Chief of Staff to P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Ivorian Presidential Election
Presidential elections were held in Ivory Coast in 2010. The first round was held on 31 October, and a second round, in which President Laurent Gbagbo faced opposition leader Alassane Ouattara, was held on 28 November 2010. Originally scheduled to be held in 2005, the vote was delayed several times due to the Ivorian Civil War and difficulties involved in the organization and preparation of the elections. A peace agreement between the government and the former rebel New Forces was signed on 4 March 2007,"Ivorian president vows to hold elections as scheduled" Xinhua (''People's Daily''), 10 July 2007. and in late April 2009, it was announced that the elections would be held by 6 December 2009, and that the date would be announced shortly. On 15 May 2009, the date was announced to be 29 N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 French–Ivorian Clashes
In 2004, an armed conflict took place between French and Côte d'Ivoire forces. On 6 November 2004, two Ivorian Air force Su-25 attack fighters launched an air attack on French peacekeepers in the northern part of Côte d'Ivoire who were stationed there as part of ''Opération Licorne'' (Unicorn), the French military operation in support of the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI). French military forces subsequently clashed with Ivorian troops and government-loyal mobs, almost destroying the entire Ivorian Air Force. Those incidents were followed by massive anti-French protests in Côte d'Ivoire. Background In 2002, a civil war broke out in Côte d'Ivoire between Ivorian military and other forces loyal to Laurent Gbagbo, the Ivorian president since 2000, and rebel forces identified with the Forces Nouvelles de Côte d'Ivoire. Although most of the fighting ended by late 2004, the country remained split in two, with a rebel-held north and a government-held south. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
